The 58th Division had already exchanged fire with the devils at the front, since the commission did not want to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese army, of course there was no need for the 74th Army to fight the devils here, Wang Yaowu passed an order to Zhang Lingfu and withdraw the troops! He didn't explain the reason for the withdrawal, there wasn't much to say on the battlefield, as long as the order was clear. Zhang Lingfu was confused and led the troops to withdraw.

When Gao Quan received the order to avoid a decisive battle, he was in command of the New 501st Division. The devil sent several divisions to Quzhou, in addition to attacking Quzhou City, there were also many Quzhou peripheral troops such as the 500th Army, and since the 500th Security Brigade was driven away, the troops of the 500th Army began to encounter the devils frequently, that is to say, Gao Quan and his 500th Army officially participated in the Battle of Quzhou.

"The 500th Regiment is here, and Huang Sanpao said that the devil opposite him is the 120th Wing of the 116th Division." Qian Sixi pointed to the map and told General Gao Quan about the current battlefield situation of the troops under his command.

"Report the military seat, the division seat, the theater telegram!" As soon as Gao Quan raised his head, standing in front of him was the division staff officer who had been out for less than ten minutes just now.

Under the surprised gazes of the two people in the military seat and the division seat, the division staff officer handed over the telegram in his hand. Telegrams from the war zone had to be so frequent, what could he do?

Gao Quan took the telegram with one hand, shook it slightly, and the staff officer of the division headquarters saluted and withdrew. Unfold the draft of the telegram and read it, it reads: Mo Heshuo of the 86th Army has led the troops directly under the military headquarters to withdraw to Jiangshan, and the theater has appointed Chen Yiding, commander of the 67th Division, as the deputy commander of the army, responsible for city defense matters. Quzhou City's troops are tense, and I hope that after receiving the order, your troops will give it some support as appropriate.

This telegram came extremely vaguely, neither did it say how many troops to send to support, nor did it say when the troops to support it would arrive, let alone mention how the reinforcements contacted the defenders in the city, but they explained Mo Youshuo's whereabouts more clearly, this guy went to Jiangshan, and before leaving, he also took the troops directly under the 86th Army with him!

What to do? Qian Sixi's eyes stared straight at Gao Quan. The military department must have received a copy of this order, what is Wu Guangxing's idea now? Gao Quan suddenly became interested in Secretary Wu's thoughts, "Give Secretary Wu a call and ask him what he is going to do." Gao Quan commanded, stood up and walked to the phone, Qian Sixi was stunned and looked at the military seat sitting there without moving.

Gao Quan walked to the phone in a few steps, grabbed the microphone and shook the handle a few times, "Pick up the military department for me." ”

After a while, the voice of the phone was connected from the microphone, "Who's it?" A clear voice came from the microphone, and I couldn't tell who it was, anyway, it wasn't Wu Guangxing.

"I'm Gao Quan, call the secretary to answer the phone."

"Oh, it's the military seat, please wait a minute!" The voice in the microphone was obviously a little excited, and as soon as he finished speaking, there was no sound, presumably to call someone.

After waiting for about two or three minutes, a slightly panting voice came from the microphone, as if the person who answered the phone had just done some strenuous exercise, "Report, Junzao, I'm Wu Guangxing, what are the instructions?" The secretary was trying to calm his breath.

"Guangxing, have you received the order from the war zone? It's a matter of asking us to send reinforcements to Quzhou City. Oh, you got it, so what do you think? Will we send this reinforcement to the 500 army? How many people should be sent? ”

"The military seat wants to send reinforcements?" Wu Guangxing was obviously surprised on the other end of the phone, "But the military seat, you have also read the order of the Military Commission conveyed by the theater, and there is a meaning to avoid a decisive battle in Quzhou." The order of the war zone, I thought it was probably Chief Gu in order to perfunctory the 86th Army and to appease Chen Yiding. Or it was the telegram that was sent only after giving Chen Yiding a verbal explanation. I'm sure that the 132nd Army, and the other 6 armies except the 86th Army, received such a telegram! ”

"This is not specifically aimed at our 500 troops, this is issued to all the troops participating in the Battle of Quzhou. If there is no decisive battle in Quzhou, it is a matter of time before we retreat, all the troops have withdrawn, and the 86th Army will have to withdraw sooner or later, is it necessary for us to send reinforcements to Quzhou City at this time? The Registrar read the telegram thoroughly.

"Well, I know what you said. However, this trip to Quzhou, it seems that Guangxing has to go. I have decided that the whole army of the 500th Army will be stationed in Quzhou, take over the responsibility of the 86th Army's defenders of Quzhou, defend our land, protect our city, and fight a decisive battle with the Japanese invaders to the end! ”

"No military seats!" Wu Guangxing in the microphone exclaimed, and his voice was immediately doubled, "Think twice!" The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was not a day's work, even if the military seat severely damaged the Japanese army under the city of Quzhou, the devils who came to China still couldn't finish fighting! If the military seat leaves a reputation for disobedience in the third theater because of this, it will be detrimental to the future development of our 500th Army! After the Battle of Zhejiang-Jiangxi, it is uncertain whether the 500 Army will return to the Ninth War Zone or stay in the Third War Zone, and the military seat must think twice! ”

"Haha, Guangxing doesn't know yet, right? When he was in the Fifth War Zone, Gao Quan often disobeyed orders. will be outside, and the king's order will not be affected. This sentence has been handed down by our ancestors in China. The theater and the military commission are far away from the battlefield, and they do not know what the specific situation is on the battlefield. As long as it is beneficial to our side in the war, as long as it can really hit the devil, I think it can be done! I believe that neither the commander of the theater nor the commander of the Military Commission will be blamed! Well, that's what I'm going to say, Guangxing can now report to the theater of operations, to the Military Commission. Gao Quan hung up the phone directly after speaking, and didn't give Wu Guangxing a chance to continue persuading.

"Throne! Throne! Wu Guangxing shouted twice into the microphone and smiled helplessly. Since Wu Guangxing has been the secretary general of the party department of the 500 Army, he must of course understand the temperament of his immediate superiors.

Gao Quan's temper of disobedience has been there for a long time, and the big deal in the past was to chase the Japanese Sixth Division to fight, and in the end, as long as he can make some gains, the theater and the military commission will not blame, maybe he can mix up medals. But this time it's different, Shouquzhou? Defend the lonely city and have no reinforcements outside. The war zone is ready to avoid a decisive battle, isn't it a dead end to defend the city at this time? Gao Quan has always been smart, how could he choose this path this time?

Wu Guangxing thought about it and didn't understand Gao Quan's intention to do this, but he decided to report to the top. Of course, it is not to report to the war zone, but if the secretary general wants to report, he will report to Minister Chen and to the Military Commission. Gao Quan's decision not only determines his own fate, but also determines the lives of 20,000 soldiers of the 500 Army.

Secretary Wu made up his mind to report Gao Quan to the top, and Gao Quan on the other end of the phone turned off the phone and walked quickly to the map, pointing his finger and looking carefully.